National Railway Historical Society [Bound Editions]The Story Behind the Bridge of Flowers. Transportation Bulletin, No. 75, July-December 1967 and January-December 1968Warehouse Point, Connecticut USA National Railway Historical Society 1968 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Warehouse Point, Connecticut USA: National Railway Historical Society , 1968. First edition, 1968. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering, forty-two pages, black and white illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with a slightly musty odor, sound text block, good hinges, name and address on front free endpaper, otherwise clean pages free from markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not corner clipped and is also in very good condition with some light overall surface rubbing mostly apparent due to its light background. Features 'Bridge of Flowers', the history of how Shelbourne Falls, Massachusetts railway was converted into an international tourist garden attraction, and a brief history of the Green Mountain Railway Corp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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35.00 USD

Nichols, Ruth. Edited By Dorothy Roe Lewis. Foreword By Richard E. ByrdWings for LifePhiladelphia J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1957 First Edition Hardcover Good Very Good Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1957. Stated first edition, 1957. Good in very good dustjacket. Tan hardcover with blue cloth spine, frontis portrait of the author with her Lockheed Vega, 317 pages, illustrated dustjacket. Minor edge rubbing, some foxing to the exterior of the book and to the endpapers, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is in very good condition with some light scuffing and minor chipping to the spine head, a bit of light foxing to the light-colored rear panel. Autobiography of a noted aviatrix who made her first flight in a World War I Jenny in 1919 and who went on to set records in flight and was a major supporter of humanitarian causes, especially UNICEF. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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85.00 USD

Nimke, R.W.The Central New England Railway. Three Volumes: 1. The Infant Years; 2. The C.N.E.; 3. Places 'n ThingsWestmoreland, NH; Rutland, VT Self-Published; Printed By Sharp Offset Printing 1995 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good SignedWestmoreland, NH; Rutland, VT: Self-Published; Printed By Sharp Offset Printing, 1995. First edition [1995 & 1996], with each volume signed and dated by the author on the title pages. Meticulously researched 3 volume set containing reproduced old photographs, maps, diagarms and narratives comprising a complete history of the Central New England Railway and all its component lines. Metallic gold cloth with dustjackets, 12.25" tall. Very little wear, bindings straight when shelved but very slightly crooked when laid flat (they were shelved on a slight diagonal), good hinges, firm text blocks, personal bookplate inside cover of first volume, some very light foxing to the outer edges of the text blocks, pages clean and unmarked. The mylar protected dustjacket are near fine with no chips or tears, a few white spots to the outer edge of volume 3 which appear to have occurred during the printing process.. Signed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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950.00 USD

Palshaw, Thomas C.Bradley Field: The First 25 YearsWindsor Locks, Connecticut New England Air Museum 2000 Paperback Very Good Windsor Locks, Connecticut: New England Air Museum, 2000. Second printing, 2000. A history of Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, CT, from its military routes during World War II to the end of the 20th century. Illustrated throughout. Oblong softcover, 92 pages. Spine faded but clearly legible, firm binding, address label at upper corner of title page, pages clean with no other markings.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 8vo.
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18.00 USD

Photographs By G. Willard ShearPanorama of the Hudson, Showing Both Sides of the River from New York to Albany. First Photo-Panorama of Any River Ever PublishedNew York Bryant Literary Union 1888 First Edition Hardcover Good New York: Bryant Literary Union, 1888. First edition, 1888. Externally worn, internally good to very good. Unusual panorama book, arranged to cover 150 miles of continuous scenery and meant to be viewed from front to back to see one side of the river, and flipped upside down and viewed back to front to see the other side. Oblong, about 7.5" x 12", tan softcover lettered in gilt with green cloth spine, Covers heavily rubbed and darkened, one cover starting to crack near the spine (well attached), the other with staples showing when opened to the title page. Text block sound, pages very clean, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Oblong 4to. First Edition.
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65.00 USD

Quebec Central RailwayIllustrated Description of the City of Quebec and the Surrounding Country. Quebec Central RailwayQuebec, Canada Quebec Central Railway; Benallack Lithographing & Printing 1925 First Edition Paperback Very Good Quebec, Canada: Quebec Central Railway; Benallack Lithographing & Printing, 1925. First edition, undated, ca. 1925. Includes original folding map laid in loosely at the front, along with a 1925 timetable between Quebec, Boston, New York and White Mountains/Portland. Color lithographed covers, 9.25" tall, 24 illustrated pages plus the map and timetable. Very good condition with light edgwear and a very minor chip to the lower edge of the front cover, contents clean and unmarked, map and timetable also in very good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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185.00 USD